LOS ANGELES >> The Clippers on Sunday were terrible in crunch-time, some of which could perhaps be chalked up to playing at brunch time.
Doc Rivers lamented the Clippers playing back-to-back games with 12:30 p.m. starts, a scheduling quirk for the final two games of eight in 12 days. On Sunday, they blew an 18-point fourth quarter lead to lose 98-97 to the Sacramento Kings. Twenty-four hours earlier they earned a key win over the Utah Jazz, the team they are trying to catch for the No. 4-seed in the West.
The Clippers have little say over scheduling as the No.